A paper focusing on the water-related threats and opportunities presented by climate change to the development and conservation communities.
The authors suggest that the climate change impacts on long-lived water infrastructure for energy production, agriculture, transportation, and supply and sanitation demand a much higher level of coordination between economists, engineers, and ecologists in order to achieve a viable vision of sustainable development and green economies over the coming century.
The authors also propose a methodology for integrating effective climate adaptation into long-term water resource management and conservation.